Wilde
3 dictionary results for: Oscar Wilde
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Wilde 
[wahyld] Pronunciation Key
[wahyld] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Oscar (Fin·gal O'Fla·her·tie Wills)
[fing-guhl oh-fla-her-tee wilz, oh-flair-tee] Pronunciation Key, (“Sebastian Melmoth”), 1854–1900, Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic. |
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| Wilde
(wīld) Pronunciation Key
Irish-born writer. Renowned as a wit in London literary circles, he achieved recognition with The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), a novel. He also wrote plays of lively dialogue, such as The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), and poetry, including The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). |
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| oscar wilde | |
noun | |
| Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: Wilde] |
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